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FIS acquires post-trade platform Torstone Technology

The TRADE

The deal will further bolster FIS’ capital markets technology offering, having acquired SunGard in a major deal back in 2015. Torstone is a global SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing technology, originally built by and for a global investment bank.

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SPAC Trend Gives Rise to Securities Enforcement and Litigation Risks

Cooley M&A

A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. According to Nasdaq , in 2015, SPACs made up approximately 12% of the IPO market, but by 2020, that number had risen to approximately 53%. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are on the rise.